"In terms of the dark wax, pretty sure this is just a characteristic of the lamp, the translucent base leaks a lot of light and has the effect of making the wax look rather dim in comparison, which is more noticeable in darker colours like green, I…"
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Mathmos Fluidium bulbs ?
Started this discussion. Last reply by lampfancy Oct 27, 2017. 3 Replies 0 Likes
Just an appeal for information to anyone who currently runs a Fluidium - what type of bulb are you using? I need a bulb for mine, but the half-chromed SES 'Golf ball' type bulbs it shipped with no…Continue
New Mathmos lamps at London Design Festival 2017
Started this discussion. Last reply by Nee Sep 24, 2017. 34 Replies 0 Likes
New 'collaboration lamps' to be unveiled at this year's London Design Festival... Dare we get excited ?…Continue
Mathmos Millennium Telstar - base and cap
Started Apr 29, 2017 0 Replies 0 Likes
Hi all,For reasons that are now lost in the midst of time, I have a spare base and cap for a Mathmos Millennium Telstar that have had sitting in a cupboard for some years, and may be looking to sell…Continue
Mathmos price hike
Started this discussion. Last reply by lampfancy Mar 16, 2017. 4 Replies 0 Likes
Just a bit of a warning to Mathmos collectors - noticed on the facebook page they have announced that the prices of several lamps (Astro, Astrobaby and Neo) are to increase in the UK as of next…Continue
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"How does the orange compare with the yellow? People seem to complain that the blue and red are too dark with poor visibility through the mirrored glass and, conversely, that the coating on the vase of the yellow variant is a bit too translucent -…"
lampfancy replied to steppo's discussion Mathmos Astro Metallic"Yeah the lighter finish as you describe seems at odds the central concept of it resembling a solid metallic object when turned off, that and the omission of the logo is probably a deal breaker for me. Was looking forward to these as well... :-|"
lampfancy replied to steppo's discussion Mathmos Astro Metallic"Glad to hear the quality is decent, wax looks almost 'opal' in the photograph, how does it look in daylight?"
lampfancy replied to steppo's discussion Mathmos Astro Metallic"Is this a limited run I wonder? Sort of tempted, but reluctant to commit without seeing how they look in actuality. The renders make it look like it has more of a green hue."
lampfancy replied to steppo's discussion Mathmos Astro Metallic"Yellow's now up on the Mathmos website... anyone feeling brave?"
lampfancy replied to steppo's discussion Mathmos Astro Metallic"Wonder where/when the yellow will make an appearance..."
lampfancy replied to steppo's discussion Mathmos Astro Metallic"Good spot - the yellow one looks like it should pack a bit more visual punch than the original red/ blue variants, which to me always just seemed a bit dreary."
lampfancy replied to lampfancy's discussion Mathmos Fluidium bulbs ?"Thanks for the link, unfortunately I don't think those type of bulbs are suitable for my model - one of the later variants which wasn't issued with a glass heat shield. The bulb it shipped with was like a standard 'Golf ball' but…"
lampfancy posted a discussionMathmos Fluidium bulbs ?
Just an appeal for information to anyone who currently runs a Fluidium - what type of bulb are you using? I need a bulb for mine, but the half-chromed SES 'Golf ball' type bulbs it shipped with no longer seem to be available, and Mathmos will only sell halogen spotlight type bulbs, I tried fitting one of these, but found the bulb sits slightly lop-sided so that it is very close to the 'fins' around the aperture, and I don't want to risk frying the base. Any help/ advice muchos appeciated! See More
lampfancy replied to steppo's discussion Mathmos Astro Metallic"Wonder why the orange variant wasn't available through Mathmos ?"
lampfancy replied to steppo's discussion Mathmos Astro Metallic"A bit confused about these - so this isn't an official Mathmos product ?"
Adara replied to lampfancy's discussion New Mathmos lamps at London Design Festival 2017"Tried using different bulbs and nothing makes any change, thought it was getting too much heat or too little. There is something wrong with these lamps, they don't snake up and down like they used to, they break into blobs so fast."
Adara replied to lampfancy's discussion New Mathmos lamps at London Design Festival 2017"Okay so I got mine on a Friday in the post. I have to say the base is flawless, the glass of the bottle is in perfect condition, hardly any dots of light, no scars, the bottle sits straight and it looks amazing.
Fire it up and wait, the flow on…"
"i thought it didnt seem the vibrant pink :-( but totaly agree need more yellow wax again"
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